20:20 Newcastle

Wednesday 21 June 2023

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap

Off time: 20:24 | Winning time: 1m 43.03s

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Ghost Rider²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 64| C

11/2

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Last of 7 in handicap (8/1) at Ripon (9.8f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 8976-37

(12)

Old News^p⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 64| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Below-par fourth of 7 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good, 5/1) 50 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 75-5084

(4)

Squeezebox⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 64| D

15/8

1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (11/1) at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 504-971

(2)

Eleven Eleven^h²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 63| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 9/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 412358

(7)

Cusack^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 61| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Latest win here in March. Last of 8 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good, 17/2) 23 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 3-61658

(5)

Rumnotred²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 58

22/1

33/1, fading sixth of 9 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good) 23 days ago, hampered. Not discounted back in trip.

Form: 507656

(11)

Yeeeaah⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: T Davidson| OR: 58

9/1

First run since leaving Michael Dods when creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Ayr (8f, firm) 8 days ago, hampered. Makes tapeta debut. Needs considering.

Form: 83334-5

(1)

Bold Territories^p⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 57| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, heavy, 9/2) 41 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 1380-45

(6)

Inexplicable^t,v¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Mark Winn⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 55| D

14/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in April. Fair fourth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 6/1) 16 days ago, nearest finish. Has to be taken seriously off an easing mark.

Form: 392194

(3)

Mekbat²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: S Corbett| OR: 55

66/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good to firm, 33/1) 22 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 28864-0

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Secret Daay^p1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Faye McManoman| T: D Thompson| OR: 51

80/1

125/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with work to do.

Form: 5038/00

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Pop Favorite^b²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 45| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 4/1) 27 days ago, not ideally placed. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021, though.

Form: 387340

Forecasts

Squeezebox (15/8), Ghost Rider (11/2), Eleven Eleven (7/1), Yeeeaah (9/1), Cusack (10/1), Bold Territories (12/1), Old News (12/1), Pop Favorite (14/1), Inexplicable (14/1), Rumnotred (22/1), Mekbat (66/1), Secret Daay (80/1)

Little to choose between the principals here but INEXPLICABLE is taken to bag a second success of 2023 now he is easing in the weights. Course winner Bold Territories must enter calculations too, while recent Yarmouth scorer Squeezebox also needs factoring into this competitive handicap.